A1 highway
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The A1 highway is a major road in Sri Lanka that connects the capital city Colombo with the central city of Kandy, serving as a key route through the country’s hill region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A1 highway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4216201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A1 highway Context triple: [Kandy, hasTransport, A1 highway]
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A.
A1 highway
The A1 highway is a major north–south road in Botswana that connects key cities including Francistown and serves as a primary route for regional and cross-border traffic.
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B.
A2 highway
The A2 highway is a major roadway in Nigeria that serves as a key transport corridor connecting Kaduna with other important cities and regions.
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C.
A4 highway
The A4 highway is a major road route that connects with the A2 coastal highway, serving as an important link in the regional transportation network.
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D.
A3 highway
The A3 highway is a major Nigerian roadway that runs through several northern states, including Bauchi, serving as an important regional transport corridor.
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E.
A3 highway
The A3 highway is a major roadway in Zimbabwe that serves as a key transport route linking the city of Mutare with other important regions and border crossings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A1 highway Target entity description: The A1 highway is a major road in Sri Lanka that connects the capital city Colombo with the central city of Kandy, serving as a key route through the country’s hill region.
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A.
A1 highway
The A1 highway is a major north–south road in Botswana that connects key cities including Francistown and serves as a primary route for regional and cross-border traffic.
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B.
A2 highway
The A2 highway is a major roadway in Nigeria that serves as a key transport corridor connecting Kaduna with other important cities and regions.
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C.
A4 highway
The A4 highway is a major road route that connects with the A2 coastal highway, serving as an important link in the regional transportation network.
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D.
A3 highway
The A3 highway is a major Nigerian roadway that runs through several northern states, including Bauchi, serving as an important regional transport corridor.
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E.
A3 highway
The A3 highway is a major roadway in Zimbabwe that serves as a key transport route linking the city of Mutare with other important regions and border crossings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A5 highway (via Kandy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A6 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | mostly two-lane road ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | A1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major motor roads in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| isMajorRoad | true ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Road Development Authority of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver |
Kelani River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Sri Lanka trunk road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Kadawatha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kegalle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelaniya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiribathgoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mawanella NERFINISHED ⓘ Nittambuwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Warakapola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion | Sri Lankan hill country ⓘ |
| passesThroughTown | Peradeniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | trunk road ⓘ |
| servesAs | key route between Colombo and Kandy ⓘ |
| terminusA | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
intercity passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A1 highway Description of subject: The A1 highway is a major road in Sri Lanka that connects the capital city Colombo with the central city of Kandy, serving as a key route through the country’s hill region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.